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Comment on Russian Space Pen. by New Tech? « kierstiebarr

New Tech? « kierstiebarr — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:40:33 +0000

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Comment on Review of Dixon Ticonderoga Classic. by Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:24:12 +0000

I am a kindy teacher and the Ticonderoga pencils break all the time. I have several boxes of them in my cabinet. In the past week I have had to throw several away because the lead just fell out and I was grinding them down to nothing. I have an expensive electric pencil sharpener and am so disappointed with the Ticonderoga-it’s just not the pencil of my childhood anymore!!!

Comment on PRevo Guestbook by wasswa Razack

wasswa Razack — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:45:02 +0000

i really love my pencils! I never share my pencils, and sharpening them, feels great! right now I use Nataraj Fluorescent pencils. they are BRIGHT.this site is great!!

Comment on Review of PaperMate Mirado Black Warrior. by Alejandro Leo

Alejandro Leo — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:15:33 +0000

Do they produce these with Microban now? I’m gonna pick up a pack, and will probably prefer them to Ticonderoga Blacks, unless they’ve likewise been micobanned (inundated by carcinogenic chemicals that only preserve the appearance of the pencil, which obviously is unnecessary anyway).

Comment on From the Mailbox: Testing Pencils. by Lynne Hallgren

Lynne Hallgren — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:03:19 +0000

I have found the General’s Test scoring 580 to be an awesome pencil. I think it has a great eraser but in your situation I would go with a handheld eraser. You can’t beat the graphite in this pencil. The name says it all. Lead is not too soft, dark but holds a point and it’s made with Calif. incense cedar so it smells nice too. Good luck!

Comment on Review of Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener. by Krysiulek

Krysiulek — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:38:22 +0000

I just got a Helix desktop pencil sharpener that is very similar to the one reviewed here. The same method of putting pencil in (extractable pencil holder), same auto-stop mechanism, and five point settings (though the differences in these do not seem to be as great as in the illustrated guide on the sharpener).

The Helix doesn’t make the pencils needle-sharp, either. It seems to work very well, and is also a sturdy metal construction, as is the one in this review. It has the same large recepticle for shavings, too, and clamp so that it can be mounted on a table, though it can be simple held on the desktop, as this model is (see video).

All these similarities make me wonder about the originality of the ideas behind the Classroom Friendly model, since the English Helix company has been in existence since the 19th century.

Although I bought mine through Amazon.co.uk a couple of weeks ago for about 10 GBP, I see today that there are no more in stock. I would recommend the Helix, based on my extensive testing today. It does mark the pencils with its gripping mechanism, as this one does, but that isn’t a major problem.

Comment on Berol Greenback. by Ray

Ray — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:33:54 +0000

To each their own. These are my favorite pencils. They sharpen really really well and don’t have that chalkboard feeling. These to me are the best pencils I have ever used.

Comment on Review of Rhodia Dot Pad. by 2 New Tangles, Rhodia DotPad No: 16: Review and Rhodia ‘R’ Pad No. 16 Giveaway « lifeimitatesdoodles

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Comment on Revolutionary Reading: The Pencil. by anderson scaranto

anderson scaranto — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:19:12 +0000

I would like to know more about these two pencils, year of manufacture, rarity …

1100 j.s.staedtler “noris”
L & C. harstmuth esquire * * * HB 1016 (made in German)

Comment on Revolutionary Reading: The Pencil. by anderson scaranto

anderson scaranto — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:12:05 +0000

1100, j.s.staedtler ,noris,